Tammy Exum

Tammy R. Exum is a teacher and politician from Connecticut. She is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives since 2019, when she won the special election. Formerly, she was a member and later the Vice Chair of the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education. She was also very active in the school community working the PTA and more. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[3][4]

Tammy Exum
Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from the 19th district
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byDerek Slap[1][2]
Member and Vice Chair of the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education
In office
2013–2020
Succeeded byJason Oliver Chang
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEarl
Children3
ResidenceWest Hartford, Connecticut

Early life

Exum earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and a master's degree in Business Administration.[5]

Career

Exum was a public school teacher. Later, she was elected to the West Hartford, Connecticut Board of Education.

Connecticut House of Representatives

Since 2019, Exum has been a member of the, Administration and Elections Committee, Environment Committee, and the Banking Committee, all in the Connecticut House of Representatives.[6][7] In Exum's State Representative district, she represents part of Avon, Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, and West Hartford, Connecticut.[5]

Elections

In 2013, Exum announced her Board of Education candidacy by a YouTube Video. In the 2019 Special Election, Exum beat Republican Robert Margolis by 30%.[8][9][10] She was reelected in 2020.[11][12] She is unchallenged.[6][8]

Personal life

She lives with her husband, Earl Exum, and three children in West Hartford, Connecticut.[7]

References
  1. "Tammy Exum - Our new House Rep for the19th District". April 30, 2019.
  2. "8th District Dems". www.8thdistrictdemsct.com.
  3. "Biography | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov.
  4. "Tammy Exum CT State Representative for Avon, Farmington, West Hartford". CBIA.
  5. "Exum | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov.
  6. "Tammy Exum". Ballotpedia.
  7. "The Voter's Self Defense System".
  8. Murdock, Zach. "Democrat Tammy Exum wins 19th House District special election". courant.com.
  9. "Democrat Tammy Exum wins special House election". CTMirror.org. April 17, 2019.
  10. "Tammy Exum Nominated for 19th District House Seat". We-Ha | West Hartford News. May 19, 2020.
  11. "Tammy Exum Announces Re-Election Campaign for 19th District House Seat". We-Ha | West Hartford News. January 31, 2020.
  12. "Tammy Exum announces another run for 19th District slot". West Hartford News.
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